Comprehensive MOT Test Centre Information Near Me

Find the nearest MOT Test Centres. Enter your postcode in the search box and we'll find all the MOT Stations near you ordered by distance. In addition to a handy map we will also include booking telephone numbers and, where possible, opening times. If you have a car, van, motor bike, private passenger vehicle or, even, a trike, we'll list all the M.O.S. Test Centers near you.

MOT Test Centre Counties

UK MOT Test Centres in Norfolk

Crimplesham
Eastgate
Hargate
Brandon
Wortwell
East Ruston
East Rudham
Burnham Norton
Sedgeford
Whissonsett
King Row
Goose Green
Ingham
Wiggenhall St Germans
Little London
Colkirk
Potter Heigham
Wretton
Northwold
Shipdham
Mulbarton
Winfarthing
Necton
Mundham
Pollard Street
Puddledock
Swafield
Wolferton
Lower Bodham
Hainford
Upgate Street
Ridlington
Haddiscoe
Gimingham
White Horse Common
Coltishall
Fritton
Harpley
Lot's Bridge
Burgh St Margaret and Fleggburgh
Lower Tasburgh
Holme Hale
Thorpe Market
California
Field Dalling
Watton
Salters Lode
East Bilney
Northall Green
Barton Bendish
Whitwell
Thornham
Bramerton
West Barsham
Heacham
Tilney All Saints
Thorpe Row
Thursford
Costessey
Great Walsingham
Wicken Green Village
Helhoughton
Horningtoft
St James
Mill Common
Surlingham
Brampton
Primrose Green
Thorpe End
Cordwell
Beeston
Clippings Green
Barford
Yelverton
Tivetshall St Mary
Hockwold cum Wilton
Bale
Lenwade
Norwich
Bircham Newton
Blickling
Ingham Corner
Stoke Holy Cross
Weston Green
Gasthorpe
Broome
Sco Ruston
Eccles Road
Hempton
Suton Street
Easton
Upper Stoke
Stoke Ferry
Harris' Green
Shelton
Burston
Dickleburgh Moor
Barney
Fen Street
Bull's Green
Brisley
Tipps End
Bintree
North Tuddenham
Bastwick
Baconsthorpe
Skeyton Corner
Seething
Melton Constable
Hall Green
Wickmere
Hilgay
North Walsham
Briston
South Burlingham
Wacton
Wisbech
Salle
Thompson
Stibbard
Beachamwell
Hemsby
Limpenhoe
Little Fransham
Horstead
Blofield Heath
Whimpwell Green
Loddon
Gunthorpe
Marshland St James
Postwick
Hardley Street
Colby
Wroxham
Brumstead
Gooderstone
Wymondham
Methwold
Nordelph
Great Plumstead
Framingham Earl
Misery Corner
Rushford
Foulsham
Threxton Hill
Bawsey
Rougham
Mautby
Bodney
Castle Acre
Ditchingham
Cockley Cley
Brancaster Staithe
Dickleburgh
Aylmerton
Hamrow
Bodham
Toft Monks
Bird's Corner
Woodton
Cobbler's Green
Swaffham
East Lexham
Sloley
Burnham Overy Staithe
Northacre
St Olaves
Babingley
Deopham
Lyngate
Eccles on Sea
Tittleshall
Park Common
Scoulton
Thurning
West Head
Lyng
Welborne
Hanworth
Saham Waite
Spixworth
Great Bircham
Highoak
Taverham
Bacton
Runcton Holme
Thuxton
Dam Green
Johnson Street
Muckleton
Lyng Easthaugh
New Buckenham
Mundesley
Crostwight
Heydon
Foxley
Yaxham
Ellingham
Dunburgh
West Dereham
West Raynham
Worthing
East Barsham
Cantley Corner
Pedham
Panxworth
Illington
Pott Row
Arminghall
West Walton
Breckles
Forncett St Peter
Kettlestone
Martham
Buxton
Saham Toney
Crowshill
Shropham
Great Snoring
Frost Row
Hunworth
Sisland
Mill Street
Morton
Bridge Green
Paradise
Docking
Sutton
Kelling
Shepherd's Port
Ranworth
Moulton St Mary
Little Barningham
Foxhole
Alburgh
Langmere
Baynard's Green
Leziate
Saddle Bow
Kirby Cane
Crostwick
Forncett St Mary
Heggatt Street
Pulham Market
Walcott Green
Paston Green
Kirby Green
Downham Market
Swanton Abbott
Roughton
Nogdam End
Letton Green
Catfield
Emneth
Suton
Shepherds' Gate
Brancaster
North Barningham
South Pickenham
Tunstall
High Street
Runhall
Whitlingham
Howe
Stow Bardolph
East Tuddenham
South Creake
Cantley
Great Fransham
Itteringham
High Green
Danemoor Green
Burlingham Green
Ludham
Anchor Corner
Tottenhill Row
Hevingham
Tottenhill
Bawburgh Hill
Barton Turf
Silvergate
South Runcton
Waxham
Wendling
Plumstead
Acle
Alby
Wilney Green
Frogshall
Alpington
Raveningham
Keswick
Gorleston-on-Sea
Billockby
Meeting House Hill
Garvestone
Upper Street
North Burlingham
Fincham
Holt
Barmer
Dilham
Rollesby
Broadflash
Worstead
Hethersett
Beckhithe
Ketteringham
Wighton
Knapton
Needham
Dockeney
Walpole Highway
Pulham St Mary
Saxthorpe
Colney
Fring
Filby
Burgh next Aylsham
Denver
Twyford
Shelfanger
Hapton
Plaw Field
Stratton Strawless
Whittington
Feltwell
St John's Fen End
Briningham
Tilney Fen End
Gold Hill
Watlington
Coston
Lakes End
Pockthorpe
Claxton
Cess
Beccles
Plumstead Green
Reymerston
Warham
Dersingham
Thorpe Abbotts
Erpingham
Banham
Carleton Forehoe
Lower East Carleton
South Walsham
Town Green
Bradenham
Sparhamhill
Trimingham
Upper Guist
Wormegay
Sheringham
Brandiston
Gresham
East Carleton
Cat's Corner
Sparham
West Caister
Shouldham Thorpe
Waterloo
Skeyton
Pennygate
Attleborough
Low Tharston
Outwell
Calthorpe
Saxlingham
Briggate
Swainsthorpe
Broom Green
Redenhall
Kirby Bedon
Tasburgh
Roudham
Witton
Hellington Corner
Repps
Alderford
Woodgate
Browston Green
Dam Brigg
Welney
South Raynham
Alby Hill
Belaugh
East Raynham
Drayton
Emneth Hungate
Thorpe Marriot
Little Massingham
Lamas
Great Ryburgh
Aldborough
Kidd's Moor
Scole
Podmore
Newton
Grub Street
Tivetshall St Margaret
Wolterton
Scarning
Burnham Overy Town
Walpole St Peter
Billingford
Bracon Ash
Tacolneston
Croxton
Stody
Toprow
Maypole Green
Harleston
Hilborough
Banningham
Gillingham
Thetford
Silver Green
Godwick
Booton
West Lexham
West Tofts
Sporle
Thwaite St Mary
Great Melton
Edgefield Street
Edingthorpe Green
Hockering
Winterton-on-Sea
Waterden
Sidestock
Mattishall
Eastmoor
Lessingham
Damgate
Horsey
Denton
Hungry Hill
Castle Rising
Burgh Castle
Walcot Green
Starston
Anmer
Suffield
Guist
Felbrigg
King's Lynn
Stiffkey
Thurne
Flordon
Bush Green
Blakeney
Hales
Saxlingham Nethergate
North Creake
Beetley
Stokesby
Mileham
Clippesby
Hunt's Corner
Gressenhall
Horning
Upgate
Boughton
Tuttington
Houghton
Great Hautbois
Stow Bridge
Ringland
North Elmham
Honingham
Fiddlers' Green
Weybourne
Ingleborough
Scottow
Horsey Corner
Cringleford
Bow Street
Norton Corner
Saxlingham Thorpe
Hackford
Ringstead
Sandringham
Rackheath
Rockland St Peter
West Newton
Little Melton
Great Cressingham
South Acre
Trowse Newton
Burgh St Peter
Thurgarton
Barnham Broom
Langham
Westgate
Little Snoring
Hindolveston
West Winch
East Somerton
Bexwell
Welborne Common
Bridgham
South Lopham
Horsford
Glandford
Hempstead
Tibenham
Fersfield Common
Oulton Street
Grimston
Fundenhall
Horsham St Faith
Marsham
Toftrees
Marlingford
Hunstanton
Larlingford
Great Moulton
Brundish
Guestwick
Woodrising
High Common
New Hainford
Great Dunham
Framingham Pigot
Bergh Apton
Wood Street
Tunstead
Great Hockham
Thorpe
Congham
Tower End
Middleton
Butcher's Common
Wood Norton
Furze Green
Stow Bedon
Pudding Norton
Litcham
Attlebridge
Hingham
Ridlington Street
Silfield
Great Massingham
Titchwell
Bengate
Terrington St John
Stanhoe
The Heath
Blackmoor Row
Ashill
Oulton
North Pickenham
Flitcham
Deopham Green
The Green
Ingoldisthorpe
Runcton Bottom
Deopham Stalland
Upper Sheringham
Dunston
The Lings
Rockland All Saints
Hardwick
Hardingham
Binham
Freethorpe
The Common
Hoe
Stanfield
Little Witchingham
Matlaske
Carleton St Peter
Smallworth
Hengrave
Darrow Green
Northrepps
Kerdiston
Roydon
Aslacton
Blo' Norton
Aylsham
Old Hall Street
Hoveton
Neatishead
Caston
North Green
Coxford
Cley next the Sea
Thornage
Thrigby
Pilson Green
Swanton Novers
Newport
The Banks
Rushall
Mount Pleasant
Little Barwick
Ickburgh
Thurlton
Longham
Overstrand
Hindringham
Sheringwood
Nordelph Corner
Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin
Happisburgh
Colton
Beeston Regis
Frankfort
Southery
Southwood
Burnham Deepdale
Hickling
Smallburgh
Southburgh
East Beckham
Cromer
Mundham Common
Westwick
Wilby
Walton Highway
Foulden
Lushbush
Hempnall
West Runton
Tatterford
Carleton Rode
Honing
Long Row
Brundall
West Harling
Nethergate
Earsham
Old Buckenham
Spooner Row
Bradwell
Felmingham
Wellingham
Shingham
Caistor St Edmund
Cawston
Dereham
Sea Palling
Great Ellingham
Colegate End
Shotesham
Road Green
Workhouse Common
Quidenham
Harling Road
Edgefield
Broome Street
Snow Street
Reepham
Wood Dalling
Shernborne
Hillington
Woodbastwick
Low Common
Fordham
Rush Green
Cargate Common
North Barsham
East Walton
Salthouse
Oxwick
Besthorpe
Broomholm
Guilt Cross
Mundford
Great Green
Tharston
Great Yarmouth
Barroway Drove
Brockdish
Walpole Cross Keys
Shadwell
Bittering
The Street
Swannington
Holkham
Thursford Green
Topcroft Street
High Kelling
Kenninghall
Wheatacre
Ten Mile Bank
Shouldham
Crossdale Street
Hedenham
Wells-next-the-Sea
North Denes
Stockton
Scole Common
Bawdeswell
Diss
Fiddler's Green
Trunch
Ashwicken
Hellington
Lower Thurlton
West Bilney
Holme next the Sea
Methwold Hythe
East Harling
Elm
Stalland Common
Cranwich
East Winch
Snetterton Heath
Queen's Hills
Brookville
Lower Easton
Weasenham All Saints
Dunton
Norton Subcourse
Larling
Bressingham Common
Fakenham
Syderstone
Calthorpe Street
Swardeston
Brandon Parva
Thorpland
Heckingham
Tilney cum Islington
Gayton Thorpe
Weasenham St Peter
Black Carr
Stonebridge
Bunwell
Long Stratton
Bunwell Hill
Boyces Bridge
Stratton St Michael
Stacksford
Whitwell Street
Themelthorpe
Threehammer Common
Little Walsingham
Morley St Peter
New Holkham
Wiggenhall St Peter
Burnham Market
Strumpshaw
Edingthorpe
Ormesby St Margaret
Wickhampton
Crowgate Street
Marham
Wicklewood
Crownthorpe
Lower Stow Bedon
Brinton
Lower Gresham
Bungay
Stalham
Runham
Hassingham
Bunwell Bottom
Newton Flotman
Ashby St Mary
North End
Frenze
Ingworth
Ashmanhaugh
Ashwellthorpe
Hopton on Sea
Bustard's Green
Griston
Morningthorpe
The Grove
Bawburgh
Waterheath
Old Beetley
Upton
Hyltons Crossways
Wreningham
Old Hunstanton
Cranworth
Tattersett
Blackborough End
Kirstead Green
Elsing
Bedingham Corner
West Acre
Felthorpe
Bessingham
Wramplingham
Happisburgh Common
Wainford
Bircham Tofts
Didlington
Little Ellingham
Caister-on-Sea
Walpole St Andrew
Cat's Common
Shammer
Three Cocked Hat
Setchey
Little Dunham
Gayton
Antingham
Carbrooke
Bagthorpe
Intwood
Walcott
West Rudham
Reedham
Blofield
Newton St Faith
Little Ryburgh
Alburgh Street
Middle Harling
Shimpling
Terrington St Clement
Hemblington
Narborough
Scratby
Sharrington
Lundy Green
Pooley Street
Langley Street
Walpole Marsh
Southgate
Wiveton
West Beckham
Geldeston
Guestwick Green
Ivy Todd
Thurton
Gateley
Little Hautbois
Hawes' Green
Little Cressingham
Little Plumstead
Paston
Letheringsett
Wattlefield
Chedgrave
Swanton Morley
Browick
Snettisham
Morston
Lower Street
Stradsett
Beighton
East Wretham
Shereford
Buckenham
Morley St Botolph
Weston Longville
Sidestrand
Fundenhall Street
Westfield
Garboldisham
East Runton
Southrepps
Wereham
Withergate
Cockthorpe
North Runcton
Oby
West End
Three Holes
Tilney High End
Corpusty
Pettywell
North Lopham
Forncett End
Aldeby
Frettenham
Fustyweed
Lingwood
Low Street
Old Brigg
Ormesby St Michael
Belton
Ovington
Whinburgh
Upwell
Houghton St Giles
Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen
Kimberley
Little Marsh
The Ling
Wimbotsham
Thelveton
Rockland St Mary
The Arms
Jordan Green
Topcroft
Gissing
Beeston St Lawrence
Brettenham
Colby Corner
Oxborough
Weeting
Mill Green
Halvergate
Bressingham
Pentney
Hempnall Green
Windle Hills
Kenninghall Heath
Fulmodeston
Merton
Sculthorpe
West Somerton
Kirby Row
Little Hale
Clenchwarton
Drymere
Broadmoor
Brandon Bank
Tilney St Lawrence
South End
Haveringland
Brooke
Etling Green
Sustead
Metton
Sneath Common
Poringland

When to get an MOT

The MOT test is designed to check that your vehicle meets road safety and environmental standards defined by the Department for Transport.

The rules that determine when you need to MOT your vehicle depend on the type of vehicle you have and what you use it for. These rules are grouped into Classes which currently include 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 5a and 7. Broardly speaking you need to MOT your vehicle on;

  • the third anniversary of its registration
  • the anniversary of its last MOT, if it's over 3 years old
The exception to this is vehicles that are categorised as Class 4, 5 and 5a which need to be MOT tested every 12 months.

Driving a vehicle without an MOT can attract a fine of up to £1,000

Expired MOT certificate

It is not acceptable to drive a vehicle if its MOT has certificate expired. Doing so can result in a prosecution. Exceptions to this rule are;

  • to or from somewhere to be repaired,
  • to a pre-arranged MOT test1.

1A pre-arranged MOT test is one that has been arranged in advance. If you are stopped on the way to a drop in MOT test centre without an appointment you may not qualify for an exemption.

MOT renewal

An MOT lasts for a calendar year. The MOT expiration date is printed on the MOT pass certificate.

It is important to ensure your vehicle's MOT test certificate is renewed before the MOT test due date. This is can be done as early as a month minus 1 day before the expiration of the current certificate or anniversary of the registration of the vehicle. It is acceptable to get a new MOT test certificate at any time, however, the start date of the certificate will change if the renewal date is more than a month minus a day before the expiration of the current certificate.

MOT Test Fees and Class Descriptions

The Department for Transport has specified maximum fees that MOT test centres can charge. These are broken down by the Class of the vehicle as this roughly equates to the amount of effort required by the MOT Test Centre to carry out the test. The following table explains the Classes and associated costs.

ClassVehicle TypeAge before
MOT (years)
Maximum
Fee
1Motorcycle (engine size up to 200cc)3£ 29.65
1Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size up to 200cc)3£ 37.80
2Motorcycle (engine size over 200cc)3£ 29.65
2Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size over 200cc)3£ 37.80
33-wheeled vehicles (up to 450kg unladen weight)3£ 37.80
43-wheeled vehicles (over 450kg unladen weight)3£ 54.85
4Cars (up to 8 passenger seats)3£ 54.85
4Motor caravans3£ 54.85
4Quads (max unladen weight 400kg - for goods vehicles 550kg and max net power of 15kw)3£ 54.85
4Dual purpose vehicles3£ 54.85
4Private hire and public service vehicles (up to 8 seats)3£ 54.85
4Ambulances and taxis1£ 54.85
4Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (9 to 12 passenger seats)1£ 57.30
4Goods vehicles (up to 3,000kg design gross weight)3£ 54.85
4aClass 4 vehicles (9 to 12 passenger seats) with a seat belt installation check£ 64.00
5Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (13 to 16 passenger seats)1£ 59.55
5Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (more than 16 passenger seats)1£ 80.65
5Playbuses1£ 80.65
5aClass 5 vehicles (13 to 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check£ 80.50
5aClass 5 vehicles (more than 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check£ 124.50
7Goods vehicles (over 3,000kg up to 3,500kg design gross weight)3£ 58.60

Test Failures and Retests

If your vehicle has failed its MOT Test you may qualify for a free or reduced retest.

If the MOT Test Centre carries out the repair then ordinarily they would retest the vehicle at a reduced cost or no cost at all, depending on the nature of the work and the time between the two MOT tests.

If you decide to take your vehicle away for repair you will need to ensure that your vehicle's current certificate is still valid. If your certificate is no longer valid then you will only be able to take your vehicle to a repair agent to get the defects corrected and to an MOT Test Centre with a pre-arranged MOT test appointment. You will not be able to take your vehicle to any other location.

If you have taken your vehicle away for repair and manage to return it to the same test centre before the end of the next working day for a retest, the MOT Test Centre will not charge for the partial retest, assuming the repair is one or more of the following items;

  • access panels
  • battery
  • bonnet
  • bootlid
  • brake pedal antislip
  • break glass hammer (class 5 vehicles only)
  • doors (including hinges, catches and pillars)
  • door open warning device (class 5 vehicles only)
  • dropsides
  • electrical wiring
  • emergency exits and signs (class 5 vehicles only)
  • entrance door remote control (class 5 vehicles only)
  • entrance/exit steps (class 5 vehicles only)
  • fuel filler cap
  • headlamp cleaning or levelling devices (that doesn’t need a headlamp aim check)
  • horn
  • lamps (excluding headlamp aim)
  • loading door
  • main beam 'tell-tale'
  • mirrors
  • rear reflectors
  • registration plates
  • seatbelts (but not anchorages), seatbelt load limiter and seatbelt pre-tensioner
  • seats
  • sharp edges or projections
  • stairs (class 5 vehicles only)
  • steering wheel
  • tailboard
  • tailgate
  • trailer electrical sockets
  • towbars (excluding body around anchorage points)
  • tyre pressure monitoring system
  • vehicle identification number (VIN)
  • windscreen glass, wipers and washers
  • wheels and tyres (excluding motorcycles and motorcycles with sidecar)
If the repair is for another fault or you do not get your vehicle back within the time period then you are eligible for a charge.

If you return your vehicle, after a repair, within 10 working days of the original test then the MOT Test Centre can complete a partial test which may be free or at a reduce charge. If it is not within this period then the MOT Text Centre will need to carry out a full test for which a full charge can be made.

Booking an MOT

MOT Test Centres offer a variety of methods for booking your vehicle in for a test. The primary means of booking is by phone. Our website offers a handy click to call facility if you are using a compatible device saving the need to save or write the number down. It is also worth noting that many sites now have online booking capabilities making it quick and easy for you to book your car in for a test.

MOT Test Centre maximum fees are controlled. Familiarise yourself with the Class of your vehicle and ensure that the MOT Test Centre does not charge you more than the maximum fee specified.

How does the MOT Test work?

An MOT test is an annual check of qualifying vehicles by an approved agent of items the Department of Transport has deemed essential for the safe operation of the vehicle on the public highway. Checks vary by vehicle category but all include essential items like headlights, seatbelt and tyres.

The MOT Test is designed to ensure the vehicle meets road safety and emission standards as defined by the Department for Transport. The test ensures your vehicle is in appropriate condition for use on the road. The MOT Test focuses on elements of the vehicle that ensure the safety of the driver, passengers and other road users. The Test does not concern itself with the condition of the vehicle's engine or gearbox, for example, but does focus on items such as seat belts, breaks and lights. For a full guide please read the MOT Inspection Manual.

Whilst the MOT Test is being performed you are allowed to view the Test from the MOT Public viewing area. You are not, however, allowed to interact with the Tester during the course of their duties.

MOT Test Completion

When the MOT Tester has completed the inspection you will be issued with a certificate. This can be an MOT Certificate, if the vehicle has passed, or a refusal of an MOT Test Certificate. In either case the outcome, along with the vehicles odometer reading will be recorded in the MOT test database, which is a national register.

If the vehicle has passed the MOT Test the MOT Certificate will be issued with, amoungst other things, the epiration date of the Certificate. You will need to repeat this process again before this date.

If the vehicle has NOT passed the MOT Test the refusal of an MOT Test Certificate will be issued which contains the reasons why the vehicle failed the test. If you decide to take the vehicle away for repair then please ensure you have familiarised yourself with the rules related to retesting your vehicle, especially if your MOT Test Certificate has expired.

If you feel you vehicle has been incorrectly failed then you may lodge an appeal with the DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) by calling them on 0300 123 9000 week days between 7:30am to 6pm. You should also contact them if you think your MOT Test Certificate is not geniune or if you think your vehicle has passed when it shouldn't have.

Driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition can attract a fine of up to £2,000, a driving ban and 3 penalty points
Information on this site is correct at time of publication. We assume no responsibility for any incorrect data, ommissions or errors.
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